单词 | thought-out |
释义 | thought-outadj. Elaborated, constructed, or arrived at by thinking or mental labour; thoroughly considered. Frequently with qualifying adverb (as well, poorly, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adjective] > weighed mentally, considered counterpoised1477 beholden1530 concoct1534 pensive1575 meditate1588 meditated1588 considered1604 ruminated1605 (crime, evil, etc.) of forethought1692 thought-out1833 ponderated1892 ponderate1922 thought-through1922 1833 S. Austin Characteristics Goethe II. x. 46 Herder expected a well thought-out continuation and development of these certainly rather epic than dramatic materials. 1856 Youth's Mag. (London) 8 160 The essays he used occasionally to write were so well thought out..that I used sometimes to hope that my fears were groundless. 1870 J. H. Friswell Mod. Men of Lett. vii. 129 ‘Paracelsus’, and other hard thought-out dramatic pieces. 1902 J. Chamberlain in Scotsman 13 Jan. 7/7 Well-thought-out plans. 1907 Bp. Robertson in Trans. Devon Assoc. 39 44 A weighty and thought-out survey of the scope and nature of scientific truth. 1955 Sci. Amer. Jan. 95/1 Well thought out, clearly printed, skillfully cross-referenced. 2007 D. S. Paulson Handbk. Regression & Modeling ii. 105 Multiple regression procedures..often underlie a poorly thought-out experiment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1833 |
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